Stephanie Roche fires Ireland to victory over Slovakia

Over 1,000 spectators turned out at Tallaght Stadium for the game which very nearly didn't go ahead due to the row over squad conditions.

Republic of Ireland 1 Slovakia 0

The game that nearly wasn’t attracted an unusual level of media interest and a crowd of 1,037 to Tallaght to see the senior women’s team give new manager Colin Bell a victory in his first game on home soil, as they beat Slovakia 1-0 thanks to a Stephanie Roche penalty, writes Liam Mackey.